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Flags sit on top of the Indiana Statehouse on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026 in Indianapolis. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Indiana voters asked to weigh constitutional amendment on bail

By Amy Lavalley

October 10, 2026 at 5:06 p.m.

Indiana voters are being asked to consider a ballot question that would widen a judge's...

A train at Chicago's Millennium Station, the endpoint for the South Shore Line commuter rail service. The South Shore Line is hoping to get youngsters into the habit of riding trains by offering some new promotions. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

South Shore Line wants to train kids early with Kit the Fox

By Doug Ross

October 10, 2026 at 4:33 p.m.

The South Shore Line is hoping to get youngsters into the habit of riding trains...

Portage City Hall

User Upload Caption: Portage City Hall, 6070 Central Ave.

Portage considering $60.9 million budget for 2027; final budget will be less

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By Doug Ross

October 10, 2026 at 3:11 p.m.

The Portage City Council is considering a $60.9 million proposed budget for 2027. The final...

Izabella Mijares encourages candy throwers to her upside-down umbrella as the 107th annual Labor Day parade passes in front of her in Lowell, Indiana, Monday, September 7, 2026. Mijares is a junior at Crown Point High School. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Lowell is region’s capital for 107th annual Labor Day parade

By Doug Ross

September 7, 2026 at 2:29 p.m.

For Bob Leonhardt, Lowell’s Labor Day Parade is a family affair. All but one of...

Business briefs: Hard Rock to host YWCA gala for storm relief on Oct. 8

By Post-Tribune

September 6, 2026 at 3:00 p.m.

News and events around the area

‘The best part of my job’: Boeing workers give school supplies to 150 kids at Boys & Girls Club

By Doug Ross

September 6, 2026 at 2:07 p.m.

Bernice Billups was trying to explain what she gets out of handing out free school...

Valparaiso Fire Department Division Chief of Community Risk Reduction Tim Stiltes and Valparaiso Fire Department firefighter and paramedic Robert Cree demonstrate what it’s like to perform CPR and use an AED during a training session Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, at Valplayso. (Doug Ross/for the Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso firefighters teach how to use AEDs

By Doug Ross

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September 6, 2026 at 12:54 p.m.

A group of pickleball players was trained Thursday in how to do more than just...

A crane works on blast furnace No. 14 at the U.S. Steel Gary Works plant in Gary on June 10, 2026. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

U.S. Steel announces Gary Works blast furnace reline completion

By Maya Wilkins

September 6, 2026 at 10:00 a.m.

U.S. Steel has completed the $350 million reline of Gary Works' blast furnace #14 —...

Lighthouse Pier at Washington Park Beach Tuesday, June 23, 2026, in Michigan City, Indiana. A Michigan City police officer resigned after misusing Flock camera data. (Andy Lavalley/for the Post-Tribune)

Michigan City officer resigns after misuse of Flock camera data

By Amy Lavalley

September 5, 2026 at 5:12 p.m.

Just days after Michigan City police went before the city council to discuss adding Flock...

Julie Wendorf, director of the Crown Point Community Library, is shown at the library on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. Local libraries are sounding the alarm that the E-Rate program may face cuts or effectively end funding under a recent federal proposal. (John Smierciak / Post-Tribune)

Local libraries: Free internet could be hampered by proposed federal cuts

By Meredith Colias-Pete

September 5, 2026 at 4:49 p.m.

When Northwest Indiana residents faced extensive power outages last month after a tornado and derecho,...

A sign posted to the front door of Munster's Parlor Doughnuts location let customers know it was closed Saturday due to a partial power outage. (Christin Nance Lazerus/Post-Tribune)

Intermittent NIPSCO outages plaguing communities still recovering from Aug. 11 storm

By Post-Tribune

September 6, 2026 at 9:47 a.m.

Some of the communities hardest hit by the Aug. 11 derecho — including Gary, Portage...

NWI schools weigh options, negotiate with state over makeup days after August storm

By Doug Ross

September 5, 2026 at 11:48 a.m.

Area schools are negotiating with the Indiana Department of Education over how to address instructional...

Valparaiso Community Schools administration building, 3801 N. Campbell St. (Amy Lavalley/Post-Tribune)

Valparaiso School Board cancels ex-superintendent’s contract

By Doug Ross

September 5, 2026 at 11:36 a.m.

Former Valparaiso Community Schools Superintendent Jim McCall no longer has a consulting contract with the...